Today marks the 100th anniversary of the Benwood Mine Disaster. It was shortly after 7 a.m. on Monday, April 28, 1924, when an explosion and fire tore through the Wheeling […]
Opinion
You don’t need an iPhone to benefit from Apple lawsuit
by Rebecca Haw Allensworth Last month, the Department of Justice filed its long-awaited antitrust suit against Apple, accusing the company of monopolizing the smartphone market. This makes Apple the last […]
The FTC did its duty by banning noncompetes
In a narrow vote this week, the Federal Trade Commission approved a rule that will ban the vast majority of noncompete clauses by U.S. employers, which have long prevented workers […]
Will Trump be tried for Jan. 6?
by Harry Litman For those rightly concerned about the timing of Donald Trump’s federal Jan. 6 trial, Thursday’s oral arguments before the Supreme Court gave plenty of reasons for worry. […]
Caitlin Clark’s paltry $76K salary shows WNBA players deserve more money
by Leonard Greene Before we launch a GoFundMe page for Caitlin Clark, who will make a comparatively paltry $76,535 as a WNBA rookie this season, consider that the basketball phenom […]
Is civilian review board best one to conduct survey?
The Morgantown Civilian Police Review and Advisory Board is looking into conducting a community survey, expected to cost around $10,000 to complete. The purpose, according to the review board, is […]
Make sure measles case stays an outlier
Monongalia County has the first measles case in West Virginia in 15 years. That alone could stand as testament to the effectiveness of West Virginia’s vaccination policies over the years. […]
What happens when Google censors Calif. news to protect its bottom line?
by Tom Philp Search engines like Google have always selectively censored content by limiting what its users can find. Usually, the censored material has been either sexually explicit, intellectual property […]
Unanswered questions on transgender sports participation
West Virginia’s Save Women’s Sports Act specifies that sports teams for girls and women “shall not be open to students of the male sex.” That prohibits a transgender girl from […]
Federal dollars invested in W.Va. will pay dividends
The new acid mine drainage treatment plant, which will filter and neutralize the tainted water from Richard Mine before it flows into Deckers Creek, came online last week to much […]
